Huixin did what she said, and she quickly found out everything about Mrs. Ma Buwei at Hongque Nunnery for Shi Chunquin. Although she had lived in the nunnery for a long time, she did not lead a monk. She just liked a life of pure cultivation and a long-term vegetarian diet.
, Ma Buwei would visit her twice a month, and when he came, Mrs. Ma would live with him in a small building outside the nunnery, so as not to affect the reputation of Hongque nunnery.
"Every time they come here, they go out to live, which means that the couple still performs the courtesy of Zhou Gong. It seems that Mrs. Ma has not completely given up on her husband." Li Yan analyzed.
"How do you know that you will definitely perform the courtesy of Duke Zhou?" Lu Tao retorted: "Maybe the two of them just want to hide the fact that they are not at peace with each other."
Shi Chunfen nodded slightly, "Lv Tao is right. Ma Buwei is new to Liuzhou, so he naturally wants to leave a good reputation in Liuzhou. As a court official, how can he want to make a fuss about housework before he achieves his political achievements?
Woolen cloth?"
"So, grandma thinks their relationship as husband and wife is not harmonious?" Li Yan asked curiously.
"Whether there is harmony or not, you will know after contacting him." Shi Chunquin said calmly.
In order not to make his approach too obvious, Shi Chunquin stayed in the nunnery for two days as if nothing had happened before he started cooking vegetarian food. The name was to thank the masters in the nunnery, but in fact it was to attract the horse.
The madam came to see her. Madam Na Ma has been a vegetarian all year round and does not eat meat. She must have almost lost the bird in her mouth. After eating the vegetarian dishes she carefully prepared, she did not believe that the other party would not be interested in her.
Everything went as expected. That night, Mrs. Ma personally came to the door with a gift. She said she wanted to thank Shi Chunfen for cooking the most delicious vegetarian meal she had ever eaten in her life.
It’s not that he is the best in the world. It’s just that in order to increase the umami taste, the vegetarian dishes in the restaurant will try their best to make the vegetarian dishes taste like meat. On the surface, it is easier to eat. In fact, for those who are dedicated to Buddha,
The hurdle in my heart was even more difficult to overcome.
Although the vegetarian food in the nunnery does not have this problem, due to the limited funds of the nunnery and the mediocre skills of the bhikshuni responsible for cooking, the vegetarian food prepared is a bit too bland.
In contrast, the vegetarian dishes made by Shichunfen are all made by sending people to buy the best ingredients on the market, and add a little seasoning to retain the original deliciousness of the food, and make the taste richer through cooking skills, making the entrance more delicious.
There is no sense of breaking the rules at the time, but it is so fresh that it makes people drop their tongues. Sure enough, it captured Mrs. Ma's taste buds immediately.
"Madam, please come in." Li Yan respectfully invited Madam Ma into the room, where Shi Chunfen was busy using a rattle to make glutinous rice balls happy.
Seeing the baby in the room, Mrs. Ma's vigilance suddenly dropped by half.
Li Yan took the opportunity to report: "Grandma, this Mrs. Ma has eaten vegetarian food and wants to thank you."
At the spring equinox, he put down the rattle and stood up to salute the other party, "It turns out to be Mrs. Ma. My husband's surname is Chu. I have met Madam."
"Mrs. Chu, no courtesy." Mrs. Ma quickly stretched out her hand to stop her and said doubtfully: "As far as I know, there is such a grand family named Chu in Liuzhou City, and it must be the richest man, the Chu family. I don't know which son of the Chu family my wife is the wife of.
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Seeing that she had guessed his origin from just the word "Chu", Shi Chunfen raised his eyebrows and said quickly: "Mr. Lang is Chu Ling, the eldest son of the Chu family."
"Chu Ling?" Mrs. Ma's expression changed obviously, but she still nodded and said with a smile: "It turns out to be the famous eldest mistress of the Chu family. How disrespectful and disrespectful."
"Where, where..." Shi Chunfen waved his hand, pretending to look at the other party with a puzzled face, "As far as I know, there doesn't seem to be a wealthy family named Ma in Liuzhou. Madam, is she from out of town?"
Seeing that she didn't know her identity, Mrs. Ma quickly smiled and said: "My husband is Ma Buwei, the new governor of Liuzhou, and he happens to be under the jurisdiction of Mr. Chu now."
"It turns out she is the prefect's wife." Shi Chunfen pretended to be surprised and looked her up and down, and asked doubtfully: "Then why do you live in the nunnery instead of the prefect's mansion?"
Mrs. Ma smiled bitterly and said frankly: "I have been married to my husband for many years but have done nothing, which made my parents-in-law dissatisfied. In order to avoid conflicts with them, I stayed in the nunnery and stayed away from worldly affairs."
"That's it." Shi Chunfen nodded slightly, never expecting that it would be like this.
She guessed that the relationship between Mrs. Ma and Ma Buwei was not a good one, but she did not expect that her parents-in-law would also make things difficult. From this point of view, this path was far easier to break through than she thought.
After a brief chat, Shi Chunfen invited Mrs. Ma to sit down with her and taste the sherbet she brewed herself. Because it was vegetarian wine, Mrs. Ma did not refuse. She took a sip of the sherbet. Although it was not refreshing, it was still satisfying.
Mrs. Ma was so surprised by the fragrance lingering on her teeth and cheeks. She didn't expect that every food Shi Chunfen brought out was so popular with her.
"Mrs. Chu's craftsmanship is so good." Mrs. Ma sighed with emotion: "I thought that today's vegetarian dishes were rare in the world, but I didn't expect that the sherbet made by Mrs. Chu was also outstanding. I really feel inferior to her for her ingenuity."
"Mrs. Ma's words are serious." Shi Chunfen said frankly: "I was born as a child bride, and all I know are trivial skills. It is difficult for me to be elegant. Unlike Madam, who talks generously, I look like a lady from a famous family."
This point has penetrated into Madam Ma's heart. No matter how greedy she is, she will never delve into the art of cooking. As Shi Chunfen said, these are just low-level skills and are not welcomed by the rich family.
Yes, it's one thing if she praises her with her mouth, but it's another thing if she doesn't like it in her heart.
Seeing that she was self-aware and did not shy away from her origins, Mrs. Ma smiled slightly and said with emotion: "No matter how well-known a lady, she would avoid living in a nunnery in the end. On the contrary, Mrs. Chu and Mr. Chu are famously affectionate, and now they still have one."
Such a lovely daughter must be extremely happy."
"Alas..." Shi Chunquin sighed, "When it comes to marriage, it's always about what's good for me and what's good for you."
"Oh?" Seeing her sad face, Mrs. Ma tried: "I wonder what troubles Mrs. Chu has?"
Shi Chunfen looked at her and said bluntly: "It's rare to meet her in the nunnery, so let's call her Mrs. Long instead of Mrs. Short. If my sister doesn't mind, I can call Chunfen my sister. We are destined to get to know each other here."
"That's very good." Mrs. Ma laughed, "I wonder what troubles my sister has that she brings her child to live in the nunnery?"
Mentioning this, Shi Chunfen sighed again, "It's funny to say that my sister avoided the nunnery because she had nothing to do, but I was ostracized because I had no children."
"Oh?" Mrs. Ma was surprised, but not surprised.
At first, the Chu family's affairs made a big fuss in the capital. The fact that the Chu family left early because the eldest mistress gave birth to a daughter also spread to many people's ears. Ma Buwei was about to come to Liuzhou to take office, so he naturally
The matter was clearly investigated, and Mrs. Ma had vaguely heard about it, but if she had not seen it with her own eyes today, she would not have believed that Shi Chunfen, at such a young age, would be despised by others.
Son, it seems that the Chu family is really as filthy as the rumors say.
Speaking of the emotional part, Shi Chunfen couldn't help but blush, "Giving children is not our woman's business alone. Who can control that the child we give birth to will definitely be a son? It's a bit of a lie for them to treat me like this."
Too much!"
"My sister is right." Mrs. Ma said empathetically: "How can these men understand the difficulties of having children? In order to beg for a child, I have tried all kinds of unpleasant folk remedies in the past few years, but in the end there is still no movement in my stomach.
,can you blame me?!"
Seeing her excited look, Shi Chunfen cautiously probed: "I wonder if sister has asked Prefect Ma to see the doctor. Could it be him..."
Seeing her being so frank, Mrs. Ma laughed and shook her head helplessly, "Of course it's really not his responsibility to find someone to take his pulse secretly. Maybe it's my life that really suffers."
Shi Chunfen sighed and took the initiative to pick up the wine glass, "In that case, let's toast our two miserable women tonight. Those men are not here anyway, so what if we indulge ourselves?!"
"What my sister said is true." Madam Ma was about to drink a few more glasses of sherbet. When she saw her taking the lead, she immediately toasted with her, "We won't go home until we get drunk tonight!"
It is said that she will never get drunk until she is drunk, but the sherbet of the Spring Equinox is not so easy to get intoxicated, especially after Chu Ling was drunk before. She has slightly improved the formula. Now the sherbet has the same taste, but it is not so easy to get drunk.
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With a pot of fruit exposed, Mrs. Ma licked her lips with unsatisfied content, "My sister is staying in the nunnery this time. I wonder how long she will stay?"
Shi Chunfen knew that she was not willing to part with her craftsmanship, so she quickly smiled and said: "I should stay here for a few more days, but..."
She gently stroked her forehead, deliberately drawing Madam Ma's attention to her injury.
"What's wrong with my sister's forehead?" Mrs. Ma asked as expected.
"Don't mention it." Shi Chunfen let out a long sigh, "I was injured by an ignorant child a few days ago, which even caused me and Lang Jun to have a big quarrel."
"Oh?" Mrs. Ma immediately became interested, "Where did that child come from and dared to attack the governor's wife?"
Shi Chunfen smiled bitterly, "That child is the son of an old friend, and he has some grudges against my parents' family. Originally, this matter had nothing to do with me, but someone with good intentions took advantage of him and incited the child to come to me for revenge, so he suffered this disaster."
"It's really unreasonable!" Mrs. Ma said angrily: "I never thought that someone in Liuzhou City could be so lawless and abuse lynching?" She looked at the spring equinox and proactively suggested: "How about my sister tell me the name of the caring person, and I will tell my husband later.
Let him help you clean up this disaster?"
"Thank you for your kindness, sister." Shi Chunfen declined politely: "Actually, I also want to deal with that person, but she is my husband's favorite person. Even if I want to move her, I have to think about it."
"Is this happening?" Madam Ma was even more surprised, "I didn't expect that Mr. Chu not only favors boys over girls, but is also a romantic person?"
"It can't be called romantic." Shi Chunfen said matter-of-factly: "He is famous for not being close to women. I was almost deceived by him at the beginning."
Mrs. Ma nodded slightly and said with emotion: "Men are like this. They want fame and style. Only the people next to them know how miserable they are."
Seeing that she felt the same, Shi Chunquin laughed, "Forget it, let's not talk about those bad things. It's rare that you and I met today and are so compatible, so Chunquin has a heartless invitation."
"Oh?" Mrs. Ma looked at her with an expression as if she really had another purpose, "I wonder what my sister has ordered? If my sister can do it, I will definitely help."
"Sister will definitely be able to do it." Shi Chunquin said with a smile: "After the stitches are removed from my wound tomorrow, I want to delve into more vegetarian dishes. I hope my sister can help me try the dishes."
"Testing dishes?" Mrs. Ma's eyes lit up, "Is that just that?"
Shi Chunfen looked at her with some confusion, "Otherwise, what else does sister think?" Before Mrs. Ma could speak, she suddenly said: "Does sister think that my relationship with you has another purpose?"
"Of course not." Mrs. Ma said quickly: "Today I took the initiative to come to meet you, how can I doubt my sister's intentions? What's more, when it comes to family background and the official positions of your husband and me, my sister is slightly better than my elder sister. Speaking of which,
, it should be that the elder sister hopes that the younger sister will not be suspicious."
"Sister, you are serious." Shi Chunfen said frankly: "Since you and I live in the nunnery, we have given up all the identities and worries in the world. Whether it is the governor's wife or the prefect's wife, they are not worth mentioning in this nunnery.
Why should we use it as a bargaining chip for friendship?"
Mrs. Ma was startled for a moment, then nodded approvingly, "What my sister said is true. From this point of view, I am indeed a villain."
The two looked at each other and smiled, and Shi Chunquin took the initiative and said: "In that case, we have made an appointment. After I remove the sutures tomorrow morning, my sister will come to see me in person."
Mrs. Ma was still a little hesitant, "Removal of stitches should be painful, right? Why don't I come over as soon as possible and stay with my sister?"
Shi Chunfen didn't expect her to be so considerate, so she couldn't help but smile and shake her head, "I still don't want it. The scene of removing the sutures is bloody. I'm afraid my sister will lose her appetite after watching it, which will affect her mood when trying the dishes."
"Then... okay." Mrs. Ma apologized, "I didn't expect that you and I have just met, and I can only take advantage of my sister in every possible way. I really put my sister to shame."
"Sister, don't think so much." Shi Chunfen stood up and sent her out warmly, "I came to the nunnery to stay for a while, and I didn't expect to meet my sister and be so close to you.
All of these are my blessings, how can they be measured by the word 'taking advantage'?"
"Sister, what you said makes sense." Mrs. Ma said with shame, "To put it this way, I think too much."
Shi Chunfen patted her hand and comforted her: "Sister is older than me and understands the world better. I still have a lot to learn from my sister in the future. I hope that by then, my sister will not dislike my sister for being stupid and ignorant.